Hello,
As you probably may know (which I doubt)
I was/(or still I am? I don't know) a GM on L2Pride.
Well, L2Pride died for numerous reasons.
-Dav actually went 'afk' for a really long time
-Part of staff were proven to be corrupted (a lot of damages because of this)
-hNoke ("Event developer" of L2Pride (owner of Nexus Engine)
Yes, Dav was actually away from developing L2Pride for a long time. He was actively watching the game, but he rarely touching it. Reasons: University, IRL responsibilities.
Some GM's were proved to be corrupted, damaging in game economy, characters, etc. Personally I was able to trace most of them and tried to repair as much damage as I could but again, this wouldn't save L2Pride. Some GM's were shown the exit door and some other's left by themselves.
About hNoke, well, I haven't met worst person than him. Lier, backstabber, and a whole bunch of other bad things about him. Just keep away from him.
hNoke stole L2Pride's sources and tried to sell them to another "clever" guy (iSayegh, another silly person) but he failed. He simply got scammed since he first sent the pack and then asked for money, which obviously he never got. Then, in order to make some money out of it, he tried to sell it to others.
These are some of the important reasons that got L2Pride shutdown. There are lot of stuff that could be said about L2Pride, actually it would be a long story. I might do it sometime in the future, we will see.
Anyway, every game has a deadline. L2Pride was online since 2007. 7 whole years. It's much, isn't it?
Also one of the most important reasons is that most player became adults. So most of them left either because they had to serve their countries (Army) or continue with their studies (University) or go on with their lives (Family, jobs, etc).
I might explain better next time.